I find this ad disgusting and hypocritical.

[Archae]

If a female version of this was available, the company would have the mob with pitchforks and torches at their doors.

So why is it "Great Design" for us males to be the target of this "joke?"

[Recursion]

1. I like the Julius Caesar one better

[orpupilofnature57]

2. Genius !!!!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

45. The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars... Nor in ourselves, for that matter.

Its the fault of a crappy cutting board and whoever keeps putting he knives in the dishwasher.

[Rex]

53. You are on a roll!

Dali, Shakespeare, whois next on that list!?!?!

[aquart]

60. Now that's hysterical. Who sells it?

[Recursion]

62. I've looked ever since I first saw this a few months ago and can't find it, unfortunately

The image is everywhere, but if it was an advertising attempt, it failed miserably...

[MadrasT]

3. Tasteless and horrible.

I hate it.

Not funny.

[orpupilofnature57]

4. It's neither, lighten up .

[oldhippie]

5. What's wrong with it? And how did you determine ....

that it is male?

[MineralMan]

19. But, it doesn't haz breastages.

That's how.

On the other hand, besides having five fingers, it also doesn't haz penis. No penis; No man.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

6. It's OK to hate on us men...

Every single one of us has been personally responsible for centuries of oppression, don't ya know?

[seabeyond]

27. why is it male? why is it hating men? nt

[Confusious]

55. You're selling yourself short

Why stop at centuries? The white man has been oppressing everyone for two thousand years, according to the writer of "orientalism." Of course, that ignores pretty much 1800 years of history to make that claim.

That same "orientalism" is also the basis for a lot of "academic" writings these days.

[jberryhill]

7. Jesus, I'm glad there are so few problems in the world

Count me among the insufficiently outraged.

[-..__...]

8. Well, it's black for starters.

Certainly that alone should be cause for outrage and fist pounding.

[Tien1985]

9. All righty then.

[LWolf]

10. Tasteless? Yes.

I find it to be kind of sexless; not a gender. Does it come in various colors, or just black?

[Berserker]

14. Universal symbol for man

and one for women. Which does it look like to you?
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[LWolf]

16. Okay.

I see the symbol.

I guess, in that context, it's male, but the color is irrelevant?

It's tasteless, regardless.

[JackRiddler]

39. Nonsense.

This one has the head attached.

[JackRiddler]

40. Also, who made those universal?

[oldhippie]

43. That's sexist .....

To assume that the symbol wearing a dress is female is sexism at its worst. Don't you know in this day and age women can wear pants, and males can wear a dress if they so desire? Are you trying to force the sexes back into centuries old stereotypes? And on a progressive board? Oh, the shame!

[JI7]

11. how can you tell it's a man ?

[MineralMan]

20. See reply #19.

It's all explained there.

[JackRiddler]

38. I agree. It's a generic human figure.

One way in which the OP betrays sexist conditioning is in the equation of this generic sexless figure with a male human as the default gender.

And I think it's a pretty funny item! It's coming up as the ad on this thread, of course.

[El Shaman]

44. Lift it's coattails !!

[Warpy]

12. I'm finding a lot of the "Fab" stuff to be pretty offensive

So no thanks. I do think this figure is as sexually charged as a stick figure, however, so it's hard to find misandry in it. It could just as easily be a pre pubescent child.

It's still vaguely human and that's what makes it vile.

[Egalitarian Thug]

13. More pointless shit stirring from a serial poseur. n/t

[loli phabay]

15. love this. wife wants it for christmas.

[MrSlayer]

17. I don't. I like it.

I'm just not going to pay $70 for it.

[JaneyVee]

18. Male or female, I don't like it so I wouldn't buy it. But I also wouldn't want them to stop

making it.

[BlueJazz]

21. The people I've known that would like this thing are the very people that should own it.

[Terra Alta]

22. I'm more offended by the fact the figure is black

than the "fact" that it is supposedly male.

Is this offered in other colors, too? Specifically white?

[-..__...]

24. black, white, lime green, red, blue, silver and orange.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dgarden&field-keywords=voodoo+knife+block

However... it's a "Voodoo Knife Block", an obvious racial and stereotype directed at Haitians and Creole speakers.

Your being "offended" is still warranted.

[cherokeeprogressive]

28. Not every store calls it a "voodoo knife block". Should I be offended that this one is read?

At Stupidiotic, it's called a "Stab Man". Who would you think this particular color is stereotyping?

http://www.stupidiotic.com/popup_image.php?pID=28&image=0

[-..__...]

36. Ug... Would a tomahawk or war paint be involved?

[jberryhill]

48. This is a slur against our lime green brothers

[El Shaman]

47. I hear ya!

Do i know you from HP??

[Terra Alta]

49. Huffington Post?

Never posted there, although I do read it from time to time.

[ohheckyeah]

23. Seriously?

LOL - it's not anatomically correct for either gender.

[cherokeeprogressive]

25. I gave one to my Sister for Christmas about five years ago. She LOVED it. n/t

[seabeyond]

26. no breasts, so male? no penis, so female? or nongender? otherwise it is stupid anyway

and see nothing worthy in it.

[Ian David]

29. I want a Star Trek version with a red shirt. n/t

[JoePhilly]

30. Could just be a knife thrower's test dummy ... ever think of that?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

31. how bout the cute chicks in tshirts and panties vs the bearded grunge dude

give me a pic of a hot dude in tee and tiny briefs and I might buy one of your stupid shirts.

not really, none of them are funny.

[dballance]

32. Well, the figure does not really seem to have a gender. It's still awful.

I think that as people we should certainly support your rejection of a depiction of another person with knives stabbed through them. Whether the figure is male or female it is absolutely abhorrent to produce a product where people put knives through a figure of another person.

[AldoLeopold]

33. Oh yeah? If you think thats offensive Check this out:

http://fab.com/sale/14485/


The sleek watches created by EARTH are the perfect gift for your tree-hugging friend. Made from organic wood, these analog timepieces are designed as a heartfelt symbol of global preservation. What’s more, each eye-catching accessory in this collection is one of a kind—making eco-awareness both fashionable and fun.

Its not even recycled wood - its "organic" wood. WTF is that??? So they had to cut down an "organic" tree to make a watch? That's earth friendly? Who the hell are these dopes?

"With part of a tree wrapped around my wrist, I’m equipped with a constant reminder of Mother Nature’s intricate handiwork."
- Editor of Fab Sarah Fones

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. I'm more offended by the price than by what it symbolizes

$69 for that piece of crap? Yuck.

[ThirdCultureBias]

35. Just based on the exterior.........................

this apperars to be a woman to me!

[lumpy]

37. I can't fathom anyone paying 69 bucks for that piece of crap.

n

[El Shaman]

41. At least it wasn't his backside....

Now, if you own a lot of knives- get the George Armstrong Custer one!

[trumad]

42. Possibly the dumbest post in DU history.

[Warren DeMontague]

46. I agree w. mrslayer: i like it, but not $70 worth.

Im not hugely offended by it, though. The figure is pretty cartoonish.

[hunter]

50. My wife has one of those, the red one.

Sometimes it's me when she puts a knife back, sometimes people she works with.

This is much milder behavior than our matriarchal frontier women ancestors. My wife and I both have grandmothers and great grandmothers who'd have carved up a rotten man as expertly as they carved up very large animals for the dinner table.

One of my great grandmothers especially, I witnessed this several times as a child -- whenever she picked up a knife any argument was over, you said, "Yes, Ma'am" and it didn't matter if you were the Sheriff or a Bishop or so-called "head of household," you backed down.

[Le Taz Hot]

51. I think it's barbaric

and I would question the mental health of anyone that would have this in their kitchen -- or anywhere else for that matter.

[cynatnite]

52. Did a woman design this? n/t

[WinkyDink]

54. "If looks could kill, ......women wouldn't need frying pans."

[Scootaloo]

56. #firstworldproblems

I'm glad that you have the freedom to be SO BORED...

[Dash87]

57. I think it's funny

It's pretty gender neutral. I don't think that they considered the "sex" of the stick figure when designing this.

[jberryhill]

58. A man doing something useful in the kitchen?

[customerserviceguy]

59. Whether its sexist or racist or not

It's a pretty violent image. Can't we do better than this?

[yardwork]

61. That is horrible!

Man, woman, child, animal - that would never, ever be ok.

Really disgusting.